Month: March 2020 Posts

Govt assists flood victims in Karonga

Mar 07, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Ministry of Disaster Management Affairs and Public Events on Friday provided relief assistance to families that have been affected by recent floods in Karonga. The assistance follows floods that occurred on Tuesday, 3rd March,… ...

Heavy rain leaves hundreds homeless in Lilongwe

Jan 02, 2020 Chikumbutso Mang'anda 0 &

Over a thousand people have been displaced following heavy rains that have destroyed houses and property in several areas in Lilongwe. Heavy rains that hit the city on Tuesday and Wednesday led to flooding of… ...

Oxfam distributes menstrual hygiene kits to girls in Phalombe

Nov 07, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

As one way of promoting the girl child education, Oxfam Malawi is distributing menstrual hygiene management kits to girls in the districts of Nsanje and Phalombe. According to reports, 40% of school girls in Malawi… ...

Bank donates relief items worth K73m to flood victims

Sep 26, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) on Wednesday donated assorted relief items worth US$100,000 (about K73 million) to people affected by the March 2019 floods. The donation, which includes food, sanitation, health and… ...

Habitat for Humanity to construct 140 houses for flood survivors

Aug 07, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has given Habitat for Humanity Malawi K45 million for construction of 140 houses for flood victims in Chikwawa district. The Project will see communities from Group Village Headman Chabuka in… ...

Nsanje woman stuck in flood victims’ camp

Aug 01, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

It’s over five months since Malawi witnessed a heavy downpour that led to floods in some parts of the country. The fierce waters swept livestock, hectares of farmland aside of destroying infrastructure like roads, bridges… ...

DREAM reaches out to flood victims with mobile clinic

Jul 27, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

The Community of Saint of Egidio in Malawi through its health organization, DREAM has reached out to flood victims in Nsanje district with a mobile clinic as a way of ensuring quality health care to… ...

Catholic University donates relief items to Cyclone Idai victims

May 20, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Catholic University of Malawi (Cunima) has donated relief items to people in Phalombe who were hit by floods two months ago. Among the donated K12 million items are blankets, maize flour, soya flour, soap, mosquito… ...

Youth NGO donates to flood victims

Apr 19, 2019 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Tithandizane youth support organization (TIYSO) has donated assorted items to people who lost their property due to floods that recently hit some parts of the southern region. The Balaka based non-profit making organization has intervened… ...

Floods displace 878 people in Nkhotakota

Apr 15, 2019 Richard Jimu 0 &

Over 878 people in Nkhotakota have been forced out of their homes following heavy rains which fell from from Wednesday to the wee hours of Saturday. According to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs, the… ...

St Egidio launches relief food distribution to Idai victims

Apr 14, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

…targets nine districts The community of Saint Egidio in Malawi has launched relief food distribution to victims of cyclone Idai in the country. Launching the program on Friday at Mulanje Park Stadium, Bruce Tabwali from… ...

Water scarcity hit Chikwawa camps

Apr 13, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

People seeking refuge at some of the camps in Chikwawa district are at risk of suffering from hygiene related diseases as they are drinking unsafe water. This was revealed on Wednesday following Blantyre Press Club's… ...

Flood victims surviving on pumpkins

Apr 08, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Flood victims have appealed for more support saying they are surviving on pumpkins in their camps in Phalombe district. The victims made Malawi24 after Malawi Environmental Health Association (MEHA) donated some Water and sanitation hygiene… ...